Necktie holder



April 23, 1935. J, KRAEMER 1,998,961

NECKTIE HOLDER Filed May 9, 1934' Patented Apr. 23, 1935 UNITED STATES 'NECKTIE HOLDER Julius H. Kraemer, Arlington, RJ-L, assignor to Brier Manufacturing Company, Providence, R. I., a corporation of Rhode Island a Application May 9, 1934, Serial No. 724,663

7 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved neck- -tle holder for confining the ends of the tie close to the wearer's shirt front or other garment.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the type indicated for holding the tie substantially flat against the shirt front and restraining it from lateral movement while allowing it to slide up and down in the holder to accommodate the movements of the wearer.

Anotherobject of the invention isto provide a device of the type indicated having means for clasping it to the hem of the shirt or'other garment and a rigid loop at the front thereof for enclosing the ends of the tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type indicated wherein the loop at the front of the clasp is so fo rmed as to facilitate the insertion of the ends of the tie therethrough while at the same time serving, to hold them flat against the shirt front.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type indicated which is convenient to apply, efficient in use for the purpose intendedand at the same time highly ornamental in appearance. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type indicated which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and not liable to damage or breakage.

Further objects of the improvement are set forth in the following specification which describes several difierent embodiments of the invention, by way of example, as illustrated by the accompanying drawing. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates. a necktie applied to parel with its ends held in place against the shirt front by the present improved tie-holder;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved tie-holder shown as constructed from a single length of wire;

Fig. 3 is a-front view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line l--l of Fig. 3 showing the arrangement of the wires of the clasping part of the device;

Fig. 5 is a front view showing the shape-of the wire device;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the tie-holder shown as a modification in constructed from flat wire or. sheet-metal strips element 3. This portion ll of the wire 2 is fixedly secured to the portions 5 and III by soldering, or 50 i Fig. 7 is a front view of the same; and

'witlrthe apparel of gentlemen andladies are apt to lose their dressy appearance when allowed 1 55 to fly out from the shirt or other garment, as is the ap- Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken online 8-8- (oi. 24-49) I I especially true with four-in-hand ties when the coat is worn without a vest. Itha's sometimes been the practice to clipthe tie to the hem of the shirt, but devices used for this purpose hold the edge of the tie skewed out of trueand' do not 5 allow any longitudinal movement thereof so that they are not entirely satisfactory. I w

With the present improved device the flowing ends of the tie or scarf are held substantially flat and close against the front of the shirt, but 10 without restraining the ends from longitudinal movement up and down on the shirt. front with j the motions of the wearer. 1

In general, the present improved device consists of a resilient clip or clasp for attachment to the hem of the shirt or other garment and a rigid loop atthe front of the clasp I element through which the ends of the tie may be drawn. The loop part of the clasp is preferably bent or boweddownwardly at the front to provide in- As shown in Figs. .1 to 4, inclusive, the present improved tieholdermay be constructed from a single length of wire which may be either flat or round in cross-section. Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the length'of wire 2 is bent into a loop 3 which,

as herein illustrated, may take theshape of a.30 spear or arrow head. Starting at the end 4, the

wire 2 extends in a relatively short straight length 5 and is then bent at right-angles at 6, continued in a straight longitudinal portion 1, looped around at 8, and then retumedin portions 9 and I0 corresponding to theopposite complementary lengths I and 5, respectively. At a. point II the wire is bent back upon its straight portion Ill andthen-continued;longitudinally in a straight portion or bar It bisecting the clasp- 40 midwaybetween the ends oi. the bar l2-'-in an i5 angular portion l5, and bent back at l6 in a length I! which is received in'the space between the lengths 5 and III of the rearward clasping it may be bound thereto by other suitable means as later described. I It will be noted by reference to Figs. v2 and 4 of the drawing that the free end of the clasping element or tongue 3 is inclined forwardly so that its side portions or bars 1 and 9 overlie the central bar I 2 throughout a portion of its length. Due to the inherent resiliency of the wire the clasping element or tongue 3 may be sprung back to admit the hem of the shirt between its bars 1 and 9 and the bar l2; and when released the tongue 3 will spring forward to bind against the shirt in the manner indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

When the tie-holder is attached to the front of the shirt by sliding its clasping element or tongue 3 in back of the hem of the garment, as indicated in Fig. 1, the front loop comprising the inclined portions l4 and I5 project downwardly in substantial parallelism with the front of the shirt. The form of the loop "-45 is such that by slightly canting or rocking it upwardly a relatively wide space is provided between it and the bar 12 for convenience in inserting the ends of the tie T therethrough. After the ends of the tie have been drawn into place the device assumes a position as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 with the loop lll5 pointing downwardly to retain the tie flat against the shirt front. It will thus be seen that the ends of the necktie are prevented from lateral displacement, but are free to slide up and down through the loop ll-IS of the holder in conformity with the movements of the wearer.

Fig. 5 illustrates a slightly modified form of construction of the device wherein the portions 5 and lO-at the ends of the wire tongue 3 are bound together by a thin metal band or sleeve 29. Also, in'this form of construction of the device the forward loop portion 2l of the holder is made of generally arcuate contour instead of V-shape as shown in Fig. 3. Other variations may bemade in the form of the loop and the tongue at its rear, all within the scope of the present invention.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 illustrate the tie-holder as constructed in two parts from flat wire or thin strips of sheet-metal. The tie-holding loop 25 is constructed from a single length of wire having a front portion arched slightly forward in plan view as shown in Fig. 6, and also bent downwardly at the center in substantially V-shape as shown in Fig. 7. At the ends of the loop 25'the wire is bent around and returned in straight portions 28 and 29 having their ends abutting and soldered or otherwise suitably secured to a plate 33 extending vertically between the lateral bars of a strip 32, see Fig. 8. The strip 32 comprises two parallel bars 33 terminating at one end in a solid portion 35 which is bent around in a loop at 36. Beyond the loop 36 the strip is widened to form a spring tongue 31 comprising three parallelbars 38, see Fig. 8, connected at their ends and extending at an angle to the strip 32 and curled around at the end 39. The bars 39 of the rearward clasp portion or tongue 31 are arranged to overlap the sides of the bars 33 of the back strip 32 throughout a portion of their length, see Fig. 8, so that when the clip is slid onto the hem of the shirt it will tend to crimp the latter slightly to take a firm grip thereon.

The -modified form of construction of the holder as last described is applied to use in the same manner as that previously described, its clasp portion or tongue 31 being slid in back of the hem of the garment to fasten the holder in place so that the ends of the tie T may be inserted through the front loop 25 and retained in position flat against the front of the garment. It will be observed from the foregoing that the present invention provides a very simple yet inmovement of the tie to accommodate the movements of the body.

The device may be made at small cost, either from a single length of wire or by assembling suitable stampings, and in its completed form the parts are not liable to breakage or derangement so that the tie-holder is much more durable in use than othershaving pivoted elements, hinge-joints or delicate chains attached thereto.

The article may be ornamented or embellished in many ways, such as by chasing or engraving the wire or setting brilliants in its loop portion and in use it has a highly ornamental appearance.

While the device is herein shown asembodied in one preferred form of construction with several modifications indicated, it is to be understood that further changes may be made in the form and shape of the parts and the method of assembling them without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, without limiting myself in this respect, I claim:

1. In a tie-holder, the combination of a clip adapted for attachment to a portion of a garment, and a rigid loop having a portion extending across the front of the clip and bowed downwardly at its center to provide a relatively large opening for the insertion of the tie while adapting said front portion of the loop to assume a position pressing against the front of the tie when the clip is fastened to the garment.

2. A tie-holder comprising a member adapted to be placed against the front of a garment and having clasping means on its rearward side for insertion in back of the hem of the garment, and a loop having a rigid front bar extending across the front of said member and bowed downwardly from its ends toward its center.

3. A tie-holder constructed from a single length of wire bent to form a loop having a rearward portion with a resilient tongue extending longitudinally across the back thereof .and with the wire continued to form the front'portion of the loop for enclosing the ends of the necktie, said front portion of the loop being shaped with legs sloping downwardly from the ends of its rearward portion'toward the center of the loop.

4. A tie-holder of the type indicated having a laterally-extending member adapted to be placed against the front of a garment, means at the rear of said member for attaching the holder to the garment, and a cross-member connected to the ends of the first laterally-extending member in loop formation to provide a relatively narrow space therebetween, said front member being bowed downwardly from its looped ends toward the center whereby to provide a relatively large opening between the front member and rearward member when the holder is tilted or rocked relatively of the front of the garment.

5. A tie-holder of the type indicated comprising a crossbar adapted to be placed against the front of a garment, means on the rearward side of said crossbar for attaching the holder to the garment, and a rigid front bar arranged. forwardly of the crossbar and permanently connected thereto by loops at its ends, said front bar being of substantially bow-shape between its ends connected to the rearward bar to provide a relatively large opening for the insertion of the tie between the bars while adapting the front bar to fit closely against the front of the tie when the holder is in position on the garment.

6. A tie-holder of the type indicated comprising a loop for embracing a tie having a straight back bar adapted to be positioned between the front of a garment and the rear of the tie, and a front bar extending across the front of the tie, said front bar being directly outwardly and downwardly from the back bar to closely engage the tie when the holder is applied to the front of a garment but providing a relatively large opening for the insertion of the tie when tilted outwardly from the garment, and means on the back bar for attachment to a garment.

7. A tie-holder of the type indicated comprising a single wire in the form of a continuous loop for embracing a tie having a back bar and front bar spaced therefrom, said front bar extending downwardly from the back bar to provide a relatively large space through which the tie may be inserted in one position but closely embracing the tie.

when applied to a garment, and a clip on the rearward side of the back bar for attaching the holder to a garment.

JULIUS H. KRAEMER. 

